C1672 The Crown Princes faction (1/2)

Itou Hirobumi was indeed a smart person, as long as this kind of person gave him a small loophole, he would acutely discover and think of all sorts of ways to pry it open for her own use.

The entire plan was completely formulated for Itou Hirobumi, surrounding Xiao Letian's unborn child, a new and emerging power was linking up and gradually taking shape.

Why did Itou Hirobumi do this? The answer was simple, it was all about power. Itou Hirobumi had studied abroad in the British, he obviously knew what the Western World was like. He had a much deeper understanding of industrial power than Sakamoto Ryoma, and a lot of knowledge was involved in new political, financial, and trade fields.

Xiao Letian was actually very willing to cultivate Itou Hirobumi, because this was a real piece of unpolished jade. As long as it was slightly sculpted and lasted four or five years, it would be useful to him.

However, luck was also good luck! Although Itou Hirobumi had the ability, unfortunately for him, he did not meet Xiao Letian at the very first moment. This meant that he did not appear at the time when Xiao Letian needed the most talented people.

When Xiao Letian led the troops into Fu Sang, the first and second echelons of officials had basically formed by his side. At this time, Xiao Letian already had a lot of leeway to choose his subordinates, which was the most important, and the most important thing was for them to be loyal and to approve Xiao Letian's concept of governing a country.

This was especially the case for the acknowledgement of the Chinese clan! Their relationship was very complex, when Xiao Letian's power was still very weak at the start, observing a person's loyalty was usually very simple.

Because you are so weak that a Japanese name can be easily trampled to death, and a late Qing high ranking official can be humiliated, to be able to follow you without any hesitation at this stage, that loyalty must be unquestionable.

But with Xiao Letian's influence gradually growing, the Ryukyu, the Special Zone, the Nan Yang, Fu Sang and even the Ikek of the distant South America Continent all had their own strongholds. When the new army becomes the strongest army in Asia, it will not be easy for you to see the people's hearts clearly.

Because you are already strong, the flattering and the fortunate will surround you, and these pretentious liars will escape you, making it impossible to tell if he is going to die for you, or just for your power and money.

Furthermore, Xiao Letian could not even guarantee that these new members were sent by the enemy forces to death.

CIA's work was getting busier and busier. If the previous CIA spent 40% of his energy on internal affairs, then now, she had already spent 60% of his energy on internal inspection. Truly, she had only used 40% of his energy on external scouting.

Luckily, Xiao Letian was able to keep adding manpower and resources to the CIA, otherwise, most of CIA's espionage activities would have stopped.

Of course, Itou Hirobumi could see the glass ceiling, it looked transparent without any obstructions, as though everyone could easily advance upwards. But the more you work, the more you would feel the toughness of the ceiling, bumping into it would be easier said than done.

Itou Hirobumi was not one to let nature take its course, he was very good at hunting for opportunities. In fact, as the Deputy Chief of the CIA Branch, he had already released a lot of insider news when Hu Niu came to Fu Sang for delivery.

He had carefully investigated the background of the two madams, their family background, and the number of allies they had within Xiao Letian's power. He had also carefully inquired about their background, as well as about how many concubines Xiao Letian had.

With all the information gathered together, Itou Hirobumi made a preliminary judgement. First of all, the power and background of the first wife, Fu Hui, was greatly enhanced by the second wife.